Where does “bekend” come from?
bekend (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bekent, from Dutch bekennen, from Middle Dutch bekennen, from Old Dutch bikennen.
bekend (Dutch): known; familiar, trusted
Ancestry of “bekend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | bekent | — |
| 2 | Dutch | bekennen | to acknowledge, confess; to see, to make out, to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bekennen | to get to know, to learn of; to notice; to see |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bikennen | — |
Words derived from “bekend”